What we say and what someone hears often are not the same. I recently received an email with the subject line, “I didn’t mean that.” A lady I follow started her email by saying, “Wait, that’s not what I meant at all.” Responding to the flood of emails she received after her post the week …
Tag: think
comparison.
Last week I shared that I had read “we are not judged by how we compare to others” in my daily devotional. So, God is not judging us by how we compare to others. But then I found myself judging me by how I think I compare to others. How quick we are to judge, …
somedays.
For me. Somedays are just harder than others. I’m more emotional. I lack motivation. I feel overwhelmed. I don’t know where to start. I don’t know what next steps to take. I feel like nothing is going right. I feel like a failure. I wonder does anyone care. Yet, at the same time, I know …
inside job.
We often want outside circumstances to validate us, but actually we need to be validating ourselves; finding our strength within ourselves, learning to let go of expectations, internalizing God's love, and knowing our worth and value in Him! I must tell myself I did a good job, that the work I am doing is meaningful, …
Battle for our minds.
We are in a battle for our minds. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:10-18, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the …